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Anyone else know about this? Was wondering why my brightness was changing when holding the phone to my ear....
I was initially thinking it was a proximeter sensor, but nope. Its a slider built into the notification bar. Press and hold at the left of the bar and while keeping your finger held to the bar, move to the right. And ofcourse left to turn it down.
Not really crazy about this feature really. Wish I could disable it.
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chkchkboom said:
Anyone else know about this? Was wondering why my brightness was changing when holding the phone to my ear....
I was initially thinking it was a proximeter sensor, but nope. Its a slider built into the notification bar. Press and hold at the left of the bar and while keeping your finger held to the bar, move to the right. And ofcourse left to turn it down.
Not really crazy about this feature really. Wish I could disable it.
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You can disable it in cm7.
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Did anyone NOT know about it ??
slybarman said:
Did anyone NOT know about it ??
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Mine has never worked, so I wasn't really sure what the process was. Still doesn't, but this was more detailed than "swipe on the bar"
I love this feature...
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algorhythm said:
Mine has never worked, so I wasn't really sure what the process was. Still doesn't, but this was more detailed than "swipe on the bar"
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Doesn't work if you have auto brightness enabled.
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can save some battery by turning auto brightness off and use the slider to adjust the brightness.
I dig it too. It saves time & frustration when you're out in the sun, step into a building & are all blinded by the sunlight, to the point where you can't navigate through menus. Just hold the notification, sliiiide & bam.
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muyoso said:
Doesn't work if you have auto brightness enabled.
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that's the ticket!
Lol.....I had no idea about this....just one more thing that makes Android great. yea....I think imma go by my neighbor and see if her 4s can do this.....lol
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Qwallace70129 said:
Lol.....I had no idea about this....just one more thing that makes Android great. yea....I think imma go by my neighbor and see if her 4s can do this.....lol
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this a TouchWiz thing? Or possibly Samsung? My wife has a lower-end Samsung (don't remember, but it's one of the Virgin Mobile ones), and it doesn't have this feature.
When you hold your phone close to your ear while in a phone call, the proximity sensor turns the screen off, so your ear touching the screen would not be changing the brightness. If auto brightness is enabled, it's really touchy and will change brightness rather quickly.
It works without sliding all you have to do is hold it on the left and it dims and if you hold it on the right it brightens
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Nice feature, didn't know about it. Thanks for the tip
knyque said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this a TouchWiz thing? Or possibly Samsung? My wife has a lower-end Samsung (don't remember, but it's one of the Virgin Mobile ones), and it doesn't have this feature.
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I'm not sure about it.I'm running ACS ICS V5. Is she running gingerbread? It could be a 2.3 feature.
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Its Touchwiz...just like the pulldown toggles..
zanderman112 said:
Its Touchwiz...just like the pulldown toggles..
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+1. Auto-brightness is also a battery killer. Learn to embrace the slide feature.
How do you enable it in CM7? I thought this was touch wiz. I miss the feature when running the
AOSP ROMs.
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xopher.hunter said:
It works without sliding all you have to do is hold it on the left and it dims and if you hold it on the right it brightens
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If you hold it from the corners it only maxes the brightness or lowers the brightness to the lowest setting. When sliding you can control how bright you want your screen.
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johnbarry3434 said:
You can disable it in cm7.
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chuckdez said:
How do you enable it in CM7?
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This feature is not available in cm7
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I'm not sure if this is a repost but I have found buy swiping your finger up or down on the either sides of the screen, you can zoom in and out in the internet.
Pretty good feature. :good:
lexi250 said:
I'm not sure if this is a repost but I have found buy swiping your finger up or down on the either sides of the screen, you can zoom in and out in the internet.
Pretty good feature. :good:
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Thx for hint my friend but it is a very well known feature in android since early stages
It is the most annoying feature, how do I turn it off?
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tw15tr said:
It is the most annoying feature, how do I turn it off?
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+1000000000
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lexi250 said:
I'm not sure if this is a repost but I have found buy swiping your finger up or down on the either sides of the screen, you can zoom in and out in the internet.
Pretty good feature. :good:
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I have also discovered a useful feature: long-pressing that button on the right-hand side of the phone will power on/off your Note.
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chasmodo said:
I have also discovered a useful feature: long-pressing that button on the right-hand side of the phone will power on/off your Note.
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Lol!
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best feature i think
one handed browsing is possible with it.
tw15tr said:
It is the most annoying feature, how do I turn it off?
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Totally agree.... gets on my nerves!
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Just got my g2 this am and its not that I'm disappointed I just don't know if its worth the full retail I paid over my nexus4. I'm moving to India in a few months so lte does not really matter to me.
Anyone come from a n4 to the g2 and have any insight on what you are enjoying more about the n4?
*not a fan of the lg skin but figure its just a matter of time till we have aosp roms.
Picture comparison between the two
randyspants said:
Just got my g2 this am and its not that I'm disappointed I just don't know if its worth the full retail I paid over my nexus4. I'm moving to India in a few months so lte does not really matter to me.
Anyone come from a n4 to the g2 and have any insight on what you are enjoying more about the n4?
*not a fan of the lg skin but figure its just a matter of time till we have aosp roms.
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I am considering the same thing. Can you post pics of them together? I may wait for the nexus 5 but think i like the buttons on the back and bigger battery. I hope the bootloader is able to be unlocked.
Sure give me a few and I will grab some pictures.
Overall the nexus feels better in the hand to me, love the back glass feel, I don't mind dealing with stock for a couple weeks as long as that bootloader becomes unlockable and we get some aosp action.
Re: the buttons on the back, I don't mind em one bit and actually like em but I don't use volume up/down much on my phone anyway.
My phone is on back order, but I'll be giving my wife my Nexus 4 so I can't comment on that decision, but I'm definitely keeping the G2 for myself. I played with one for a few minutes and I'm sold.
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My phone is on back order, but I'll be giving my wife my Nexus 4 so I can't comment on that decision, but I'm definitely keeping the G2 for myself. I played with one for a few minutes and I'm sold.
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What sold you the most on the g2 vs the n4?
ok pics added to OP
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ok pics added to OP
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Thanks!! Really loving the bezels. I see you hide your onscreen keys on the Nexus.... Decisions, Decisions. I may wait to see if the new nexus is based off of this.
I've had a nexus 4 one and s4 in the last 6 months and now g2.. loving the g2, screen is better on the g2, way better battery life, snappier processor better camera.. Also aosp Roms will come in time... That said I will undoubtedly get the next nexus as I'm a gadget junkie.
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djkinetic said:
I've had a nexus 4 one and s4 in the last 6 months and now g2.. loving the g2, screen is better on the g2, way better battery life, snappier processor better camera.. Also aosp Roms will come in time... That said I will undoubtedly get the next nexus as I'm a gadget junkie.
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I had them all too, but I find myself back with the nexus. Mainly for the simple things. I love the onscreen buttons and cyanogenmod mms with the quick reply and functions. I would love the battery life and better camera though, .
Wow they really are close in size! The nexus screen looks great with the buttons hidden. Does the G2 not allow 3rd party wallpapers appear behind transparent notification bar and buttons at the bottom?
cathain said:
Wow they really are close in size! The nexus screen looks great with the buttons hidden. Does the G2 not allow 3rd party wallpapers appear behind transparent notification bar and buttons at the bottom?
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Only on stock launcher.
peary27 said:
I had them all too, but I find myself back with the nexus. Mainly for the simple things. I love the onscreen buttons and cyanogenmod mms with the quick reply and functions. I would love the battery life and better camera though, .
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I hid the on screen buttons on my n4 and now that I'm rooted I hid them on the g2..as for the MMS quick reply functions, try sliding messaging pro.
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I love your wallpaper on the nexus 4 , would you mind sharing ?
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djkinetic said:
I hid the on screen buttons on my n4 and now that I'm rooted I hid them on the g2..as for the MMS quick reply functions, try sliding messaging pro.
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How do you navigate without the navbar??
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jsho31 said:
How do you navigate without the navbar??
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Auto hide soft keys from play store or lmt
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Auto hide soft keys from play store or lmt
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Im asking how do you go back home from a screen or press the back button if you have the keys hidden?
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Im asking how do you go back home from a screen or press the back button if you have the keys hidden?
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I believe they pop back up when you tap the bottom of the screen.
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Im asking how do you go back home from a screen or press the back button if you have the keys hidden?
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It hides the soft keys and emulates them at the same time.. I have mine set to display when I swipe up on the bottom edge.
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Auto hide soft keys from play store or lmt
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Auto hide is compatible with this device because its compatible with nexus 4 do you think?
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Only on stock launcher.
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that is a bummer
Just wondering if it works with it , I tried but it don't unless I'm doing it wrong.
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If you double tap the edge the feed comes on and the screen goes off. At least on my phone. I didn't even know it existed but did it by mistake one night. Actually, if you swipe left then right on the edge.
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If you double tap the edge the feed comes on and the screen goes off. At least on my phone. I didn't even know it existed but did it by mistake one night. Actually, if you swipe left then right on the edge.
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No idea how to get it to work. It did show once with always on display. But I tried swiping the edge, tapping, I don't get it.
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StreetkillnHD said:
No idea how to get it to work. It did show once with always on display. But I tried swiping the edge, tapping, I don't get it.
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swipe the length of the edge back and forth.
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swipe the length of the edge back and forth.
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Ah ha got it. Lol dam.
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Kind of related question: the night clock is in a fixed position on the edge, is there a way to have it move so we don't get burn in?
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I saw a couple of feeds in the first few hours that I had the S7 Edge. Since then? NOTHING. Not one feed, despite have Yahoo News, Sports, and CNN all turned on.
Tried swiping the edges the entire length of the glass. Still nothing...
Any suggestions? Thank you!
I'm having the same problem but mine also seems to get hot rather quickly...
Tlips said:
I'm having the same problem but mine also seems to get hot rather quickly...
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Is your edge feed enabled? You swiped back and forth on the edge quickly and it turns on
Pilz said:
Is your edge feed enabled? You swiped back and forth on the edge quickly and it turns on
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Thanks for responding I went to the retail store today and everything is working fine. It was a case of operator error! ?
Hi all,
first post here.
I recently purchased the Galaxy S8 - love it!
A friend told me that using the power button regularly will damage the button. Is this true?
the friend also recommended using a Screen Lock/ Off app to use this (similar to the iOS quick ball)
Any thoughts?
How would regular use damage it? If you're skeptical, use the fingerprint unlock feature.
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theprfct10 said:
How would regular use damage it? If you're skeptical, use the fingerprint unlock feature.
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Thanks for the reply. Exactly my point. Samsung would make these buttons with a very good usability time span right?
meshaun said:
Thanks for the reply. Exactly my point. Samsung would make these buttons with a very good usability time span right?
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One would hope so! I personally use the fingerprint unlock and love it!
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theprfct10 said:
One would hope so! I personally use the fingerprint unlock and love it!
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And to lock? the power button?
It's a little finicky compared to the iPhones... The buttons are bigger and more clicky on the iPhones. Can't really fault the galaxy though since that edge screen use up half of the side bezel.
The power button is there for a reason. Use it.
Don't be silly, no it won't break...
Thanks all for the help
meshaun said:
And to lock? the power button?
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30 seconds for timeout is the setting I use....no power button push to lock required!
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or just search and install Softkey Edge from Galaxy App and use it from edge side.